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P15-M illegal drugs seized, 55 drug suspects nabbed in PDEA ops

Manila, Dec. 24 -- The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) said on Wednesday it has seized illegal drugs with an estimated street value of PHP15.16 million and arrested 55 individuals in its wee... Read More


DHSUD expands 4PH, gains wider stakeholder support

Manila, Dec. 24 -- The Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) has broadened the scope of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.'s Expanded Pambansang Pabahay Para sa Pilipino (4PH) P... Read More


Marcos to sign 2026 budget in first week of January - Recto

Manila, Dec. 24 -- President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. is set to sign the proposed 2026 national budget in the first week of January, Executive Secretary Ralph G. Recto said Wednesday. Recto clarified ... Read More


Fugitive nabbed in Occ. Mindoro, yields loose guns, bullets

Manila, Dec. 24 -- The Philippine National Police (PNP) confiscated loose firearms and ammunition during an operation in Occidental Mindoro that also led to the arrest of a man who turned out to be wa... Read More


68% of Filipinos expect a happy Christmas - SWS

Manila, Dec. 24 -- More than 60 percent of adult Filipinos expect this year's Christmas to be "happy," up from the 65 percent in the previous year, a Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey showed on Wed... Read More


Double pay for employees who will be working on Christmas Day - DOLE

Manila, Dec. 24 -- Private sector workers in Metro Manila will be receiving 200 percent or double pay of their salaries for the day on Dec. 25, Christmas Day. In Labor Advisory No. 17 signed by Depar... Read More


'Simbang Gabi' ends peaceful but PNP still on alert

Manila, Dec. 24 -- Acting Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Lt. Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. on Wednesday commended all police commanders and personnel for the successful implementation of the... Read More


DA vows more support, better livelihood for farmers, fishers in 2026

Manila, Dec. 24 -- The Department of Agriculture (DA) has vowed to advance more support and better livelihood for Filipino farmers and fishers in 2026 in line with President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. di... Read More


DPWH: Preps underway for construction of Isabela detour bridge

Manila, Dec. 24 -- The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) on Wednesday said preparations are underway for the construction of a detour bridge for the collapsed Cabagan-Santa Maria Bridge i... Read More


Senate leaders see Jan. 5 signing to allow full review of 2026 budget

Manila, Dec. 24 -- Senate Committee on Finance chairperson Sherwin Gatchalian and Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo Lacson said Wednesday the planned Jan. 5 signing of the proposed PHP6.793-trillio... Read More